[SLE] unable to install ANY Firefox extension: JavaScript error

From: Elvis Chen (chene77_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/31/05

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:11:40 +0000

    hi all,

    I have 2 fresh-installed suse 9.1 (i386) systems with all the updates
    applied. Both of them have MozillaFirefox-1.0-4.3 on them, and on both of
    them I cannot install any firefox extension.

    When I choose Tools->Extensions, the Extensions windows will come out, which
    redirect to the official mozilla/firefox website. When I choose an
    extension and select "Install Now", the "Software Installation" windows will
    come out. However, if I press "Install Now" button, nothing happens, and my
    "extensions" window remain blank.

    At the same time, the JavaScript console shows the following error:

    Error: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057
    (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIRDFService.GetResource]" nsresult: "0x80070057
    (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)" location: "JS frame ::
    file:///opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components/nsExtensionManager.js ::
    nsExtensionsDataSource_addDownload :: line 4040" data: no]
    Source File: file:///opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components/nsExtensionManager.js
    Line: 4040

    Error: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057
    (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIRDFService.GetResource]" nsresult: "0x80070057
    (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)" location: "JS frame ::
    file:///opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components/nsExtensionManager.js ::
    nsExtensionsDataSource_addDownload :: line 4040" data: no]
    Source File: file:///opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/components/nsExtensionManager.js
    Line: 4040

    (yes, the error appears twice for every extension I tried to install).

    I have googled this problem but none of the web page turned anything
    helpful. I don't think this is about the versioning problem, but perhaps
    some permission problem?

    I tried to install/re-install firefox, with ~/.mozilla removed each time. I
    also tried to run firefox as root when it is first installed (and fix to an
    old but for firefox-pr) but that did not help either.

    Any help is very much appreciated; I have struggled with this problem for a
    few weeks now,

    tia, 

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